 YouTube Takes Down then Reinstates Video by Artist Using His Own SongDavid Abrams, Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, March 09, 2010
Abstract: Assemblage 23 (A23) frontman Tom Shear reports that YouTube removed the first video in his band’s planned video diary of their American tour at the request of Warner Music Group. The irony in the takedown is that the video included only A23’s own song and its purpose was to promote the band’s US tour and its new album. YouTube has since reinstated the video.
Assemblage 23 (A23) frontman Tom Shear reports that YouTube removed the first video in his bands planned video diary of their American tour at the request of Warner Music Group. The irony in the takedown is that the video included only A23s own song and its purpose was to promote the bands US tour and its new album. YouTube has since reinstated the video.
In the first installment of a planned video blog of their American tour, A23s Tom Shear recorded a nine-and-one-half minute video describing the bands plan to connect with its fans through social media during the tour. Mr. Shear invites fans to follow the band on Twitter, friend him on Facebook and follow the band via a video diary he plans to update during the tour on its YouTube channel, A23CompassTour2010. The final five minutes of the video is a montage of the bands just-completed European tour set to the song Impertinence from their new album Compass.
Shortly after posting the video, YouTube removed it, apparently at the request of Warner Music Group even though Warner only acted as a distributor of his record label and even that relationship ended last year. Mr. Shear notes that this is one of the dozens of completely tone-deaf actions the record industry has taken in an attempt to combat piracy that actually ends up hurting the same artists they claim to want to protect. It appears that someone came to their senses (or possibly overrode a decision by YouTube's automated blocking tools), because the video is again available on YouTube. Nevertheless, this is an example where the band would have been well served by disputing YouTube's automated system's decision to block the video or by filing a counter-notice if Warner sent YouTube a DMCA takedown notice.
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